Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-30
TOOLS OF THE RAILROADS
MIR. BTCK AROUSED BY A POST
PONEMENp GIIlIl MONDAY.


Under Consideration in the House
The Post Office Appropriation Bin
Passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.--ln the Senate
to-day the credentials of Senator Hawley
for the full term, commencing March A,
1887, were presented and placed on file.
Mr.. Harris offered resolution that at
the conclusion OF the morning business
each day the Senate proceed TO consider
alton OF House bills and joint resolutions
on the calendar, and continue such con-
sideration until O'Clock. The resolu-
tion was laid over.
THE RAILROAD ATTORNEYS BILL.
At2 O'Clock the presiding officer pre-
sented the unfinished business. being the
railroad attorneys bill. Mr.. Vest moved
that that bill be postponed until Monday
next. The motion was agreed to by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bowen, Brown, Can,
Cameron, Cockrell, Conger Cullom, Far
well, Frye, German. Gray, Hampton,
Jones of Nevada, McMillen, MandersOn,
Mitchell of Oregon, Palmer, Platt, Pugh,
Ransom, Sabin, Sawyer, Teller and
Nest-24.
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Beck, Berry,
Blair, Butler, Coke. Dawes, George Haw-
v,
sherman, Spo0ner, Van Wyok, Walthall,
Whitthorne, Wilson Of Iowa, ana Wilson
of Maine.
VIRTUALLY DISPLACED.
Mr.. Beck-I understand that the Sem
ate, by this vote. has displaced the rail
road attorneys bill altogether, so that it
now stands al the foot of the special or
ders. Am | right in that?
The Presiding Otficer-The chair is OF
the opinion that it places the bill on the
calendar subject to motion.
Mr.. Beck-I now desire to give notice
that on Monday next, and on every other
day that | can do 80 until a far vote is
had on that bill, 1 shall make a motion
10 take 1t up. The senate has seen fit to
displace it, and to put It at the bottom
Now with much emphasisl it shall be'
voted on.
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
The Yellowstone Park bill was then
taken up, amended by inserting provis-
ion for an appeal TO the District Court OF
Wyoming Territory IN cases OF imprisOn-
ment, and then it was passed by vote OF
80 yeas to S'navs, the nays being Messrs.
Berry, Butler, CoSe, George, Mcmillan,
Morgan, Whitthorne and Wilson, of New
Jersey
The Pacific railroad tanding bill came
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t,ommittee on Foreign Affairs. and order
inc Mini session tor Tuesday next for
the considpration of business reDorted Inv
I'M Committee or Military A fairs ,f'hasa
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reported from the commute GU 1udl-
clary recltlng that u. WYATT Aiken, Kep-
resentatlVe from the lnlra SCUM caro-
INA district, mas Oeeu uhaoIe from sic"-
ness 10 appear ~ PeIsoh 10 Ue sworn III
as a meuloeI ana Ill al pIopdolllly VIII
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oil tne Congress- ouU tAas ne mas SUI
scribtd 10 Che oalh OF once before tne
oIucer authorized 10 administer oaths,
ana declaflnE thaI salu oalh ne accepted
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DANGEROUS PRECEDENT.
MIR. Bayne. of Pennsylvania. while
bearing testimony to MIR. AIken's worth
and ability as a member. and while re-
GREETING the circumstances which pre-
vented his appearing in the House. op-
oosed the resolution as setting prcce-
dent which was dangerous and suscepti-
NE of abuse.
The resolution was adoptad.
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up Ior consideration Ine Olli lor Tue IeoI-
as war had been declared 1t was lmpor-